Hook and loop head band and associated accessories

ABSTRACT

Hook and Loop Head band and associated accessories comprising: a strip of hook type fastening material approximately one half of one inch wide by twenty four inches long, said strip having a loop type fastening material on its reverse side, said strip capable of attaching its ends to itself at any desired circumference, and said strip capable of having attached to it, a variety of ornaments and or hair attachments.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0001] This invention relates generally to the field of hairaccessories, and more particularly to a hook and Loop head band andassociated accessories.

[0002] Head bands for holding a persons hair in place are known. Theyare generally made of resilient plastic and can often include comb likeelements for further helping to hold a persons hair in a desiredfashionable orientation. Head bands are generally a C shape and fit overthe crown of a persons head so that the ends of the C shape land behindthe users ears. These types of head bands tend to exert pressure on thewearers head and therefore can hurt the wearer after a time.

[0003] Other types of head coverings are also known that are in the formof scarves that can be tied around a persons head for decorative and orprotective purposes.

[0004] One drawback with existing head bands and other head coverings isthat they generally do not allow for easily adding a variety ofaccessory elements to themselves. Therefore a person can not easily addtheir own individual style to the head band or scarf. Additionally, mosthead bands do not allow for a person to easily attach other hairextensions to the head band such as bangs or the like.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0005] The primary object of the invention is To provide a head bandthat is easy to install and allows the user to easily attach and orremove a variety of accessories to said head band. Another object of theinvention is to provide an adjustable head band that does not hurt thewearer.

[0006] Other objects and advantages of the present invention will becomeapparent from the following descriptions, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, wherein, by way of illustration and example, anembodiment of the present invention is disclosed.

[0007] Hook and Loop Head band and associated accessories comprising: astrip of hook type fastening material approximately one half of one inchwide by twenty four inches long, said strip having a loop type fasteningmaterial on its reverse side, said strip capable of attaching its endsto itself at any desired circumference, and said strip capable of havingattached to it, a variety of ornaments and or hair attachments.

[0008] The drawings constitute a part of this specification and includeexemplary embodiments to the invention, which may be embodied in variousforms. It is to be understood that in some instances various aspects ofthe invention may be shown exaggerated or enlarged to facilitate anunderstanding of the invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0009]FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a person wearing the hook and loophead band of the present invention

[0010]FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the hook and loop head band andvarious accessories

[0011]FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the hook and loop head band incombination with a hair bang attachment

[0012]FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a person using the hook and loophead band as a pony tail holder.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0013] Detailed descriptions of the preferred embodiment are providedherein. It is to be understood, however, that the present invention maybe embodied in various forms. Therefore, specific details disclosedherein are not to be interpreted as limiting, but rather as a basis forthe claims and as a representative basis for teaching one skilled in theart to employ the present invention in virtually any appropriatelydetailed system, structure or manner.

[0014] Referring now to FIG. 1 we see a perspective view of the headband of the present invention. The head band 4 is wrapped around thewearers head 2 and is able to be cinched tight because of the infiniteadjusting ability of the hook 11 and loop 10 construction of the headband 4. The head band 4 of the preferred embodiment shown isapproximately one half of one inch wide and approximately twenty fourinches long, however, its should be understood that that otherembodiments up to two inches wide can be workable for the presentinvention. Additionally, the edge treatment of the head band strip 4may, although generally parallel in nature, be wavy or in other ways nonlinear and still reside in the spirit of the present invention. One sideof the head band is comprised of standard hook construction and theopposite side is comprised of standard loop construction such as can befound in Velcro Brand fastening systems. Ideally, the user is encouragedto fasten the head band so that the loop 10 construction is facingoutwards after the head band 4 is applied to the users head. Overlapping joint 8 can be seen, however in actual practice this joint 8 isnot significantly noticed. The infinitely adjustable connection joint 8means that the user can install the head band in a snug but comfortableway that will not cause undue stress or pressure on the wearers head.The head band strip can be manufactured in a variety of colors, eitherto match a persons hair color or to compliment it. One novel and exitingfeature of the present invention is that a person can custom accessoriesthe head band by applying a variety of ornamental shapes and or otherdecorative elements to the outside portion of the head band strip 4. Forexample, small crystal like heart shapes 6 can be applied as shown inFIG. 1. Each heart shape 6 or diamond shape 60 is attachable be hooktype fastening material that is applied to the back side of eachaccessory shape 6, 60. In a preferred embodiment the head band can besold with a compliment of accessory ornaments, however the users couldalso use their own unique by adhering standardly available hook typefastening material to the reverse side of said ornament. FIG. 2 shows amore detailed view of the head band 4 and its hook 11 and loop 10construction. The hook 11 and loop 10 can be attached to each other inany desired circumference 42. Additionally a second head band 4 can beadded to the end of the first head band to create a band capable of adouble wrap. Additional bands can be added as well. Ornamental items 30,32, 34 show just a few of the many possible designs that can be attachedto the head band 4 by the hook material 36, 38, 40 adhered to the backof each item. FIG. three shows an additional embodiment of the presentinvention which I call “Add a Bang”. In this embodiment, rather thatfastening a plurality of ornaments onto head band 4, the user can fastenan entire strip of mating hook material 20 that has hair 24, either realor synthetic, attached to the strip 20 making it look like a “bang”which can create the appearance of looking like the users own hair. Theoutward facing portion of the bang strip 20 has loop type fasteningmaterial 23 so that the user can also attach ornamental items 80, 82 tothe front of the bang strip 20 as well as attaching ornamental items tothe remaining head band 4 as shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 4 shows one moreembodiment that can be accomplished with the original head band 4described above. In this embodiment the head band is wrapped in a spiralpattern so that the edges of the hook material located on one side ofthe head band 4 touch, and engage the edges of the loop side of the headband material continuously as shown 56, 5, 60 thereby creating a ponytail 52 holder. The user can then decorate the head band strip 4 withornaments 50 as described in previous embodiments. It should be obviousthat shorter versions of the disclosed head band can be designed to wraparound smaller portions of hair such as “pig tails” and the like. Itshould also be noted that my experiments have shown that the hookportion of the head band in contact with a persons hair can hold ontosaid persons hair in a secure way thereby enabling the head band to beconstructed of only hook type fastening means and no loop type fasteningmeans on the reverse side.

[0015] In the above described and illustrated way, a person can easilyand quickly form a secure fitting head band and can easily add or removea variety of decorative items to the head band to create an endlessvariety of unique and pleasing hair accessories.

[0016] While the invention has been described in connection with apreferred embodiment, it is not intended to limit the scope of theinvention to the particular form set forth, but on the contrary, it isintended to cover such alternatives, modifications, and equivalents asmay be included within the spirit and scope of the invention as definedby the appended claims.

What is claimed is:
 1. Hook and Loop Head band and associatedaccessories comprising: a strip of hook type fastening materialapproximately one half of one inch wide and approximately twenty fourinches long; said strip having a loop type fastening material on itsreverse side; said strip capable of attaching its ends to itself at anydesired circumference; and said strip capable of having attached to it,a variety of ornaments and or hair attachments.
 2. Hook and loop headband as claimed in claim 1 wherein said strip can be wrapped upon itselfin a spiral fashion so that each edge touches, and attaches to eachadjacent edge thereby creating a pony tail holder.
 3. Hook and loop headband as claimed in claim 1 wherein said attached hair ornament caninclude a strip of hair in the shape of a bang that can be added to saidhead band strip by standard hook fastening means and where the outsideof said hair bang strip is covered with said loop fastening material sothat additional hair ornaments can be attached to said hair bang strip.4. Hook and loop head band as claimed in claim 1 wherein said head bandstrip may be as wide as two inches and whose edges may be wavy or insome other way non linear.